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as in to repeat
to make or do again I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself

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Recent Examples of replicate With this reality in mind, any trades or acquisitions the Sky make to offset Vandersloot’s absence must prioritize the team’s greatest weaknesses — the inconsistent perimeter defense — not attempt to replicate her production. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025 Throughout the walkout, performers demanded a deal that would require video game producers to obtain informed consent before replicating their voices, likenesses or movements with AI. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025 The entire thing is tied together with John Powell’s score, which replicates and expands on his music from the 2010 film. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 June 2025 That said, Hollywood is very good at trying to replicate past success. Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for replicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
  • Zinnias are annual flowers—their life goal is to reproduce.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
  • However, if there are errors in the data or methods of the original study, being able to reproduce its results may only ensure consistency but not scientific rigor.
    H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Christopher Storer all repeated their victories from the year before, while Liza Colon-Zayas nabbed her first win in a Supporting Actress upset.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 June 2025
  • Kingsbury and fellow veteran Ashley Hatch repeated that on Friday.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
  • Gaddis copied documents onto a flash drive and shared it with an unnamed intermediary, the lawsuit says, and the next day the Tampa Bay Times wrote about the plans.
    Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • The president made a series of phone calls Friday to U.S. television news anchors to renew his calls on Iran to curb its nuclear program.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
  • But efforts to renew that venture and bring the show to the Paramount+ streaming service have hit a major snag, according to three people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • Script is by mega TV producer Taylor Sheridan, who was commissioned by Warner Bros prior to his current overall deal with Paramount, with the latter granting Taylor’s request to render services, within Paramount’s exclusive window.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 June 2025
  • After the blaring siren was rendered silent in Florida’s 6-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the horn will be ready and in full force for Game 4 on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • Redundant systems, duplicated work, misaligned goals and missed insights quietly erode your margins.
    Andrew Pecora, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • But the Bruins, who walked off with a win against Oregon early Friday morning, failed to duplicate the same magic against a familiar foe — Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady — as the sun began to set on Devon Park.
    Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • Life is not imitating art for The White Lotus stars Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 June 2025
  • One example is the achievement of Heinz ketchup in validating its market dominance by showing how art imitates life, and AI imitates humans.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

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“Replicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicate. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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